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Who’s on #Smallbizchat April 2019

April 1, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

#Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss.  Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday from 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Leadership, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Teams Tagged With: building a lifestyle business, business finance, business numbers, protecting your small business, sales techniques, selling unique items, small business fraud, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, social media platforms

How to Successfully Scale Your Business

April 11, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Leslie Hassler. Leslie Hassler is a dynamic author, speaker, and business strategist guiding women-owned, service-based businesses into more profits, cash flow, and […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business, SmallBizChat Tagged With: cash flow, cash flow in my business, growing and scaling your business, growth, scale, scale your business, scaling, scaling your business, small business owners

How to Be a Successful Mompreneur in Business

April 4, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Ronda Jackson, @designsby_decor. Ronda Jackson, Founder and Chief Workplace Stylist of Decor Interior Design, Inc., is a true American success […]

Filed Under: Mompreneurs, SmallBizChat Tagged With: balancing business and family, family, growing a business, kids, lady boss, mom, Mompreneur, small business success, work-life balance

How to Lead with Work-Life Balance

March 28, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Donnie Hutchinson, @Donnie_Hutch. Donnie is the leading first responder work-life balance speaker and eLearning coach teaching firefighters, police, EMTs, and […]

Filed Under: Leadership, SmallBizChat Tagged With: life priorities, self-care, step in balancing life, work-life balance, work-life conflicts, work-life management

Who’s on #Smallbizchat March 2019

March 12, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

#Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss.  Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday from 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Leadership, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Teams Tagged With: building a lifestyle business, business finance, business numbers, protecting your small business, sales techniques, selling unique items, small business fraud, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, social media platforms

Protecting Your Small Business from Fraud

March 14, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Protecting Your Small Business from Fraud

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Tiffany Couch, @TheTiffanyCouch. Tiffany is CEO and founder of Acuity Forensics, a nationally recognized forensic accounting firm. Her book, “The […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Featured SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Tagged With: fraud, fraud in business, protecting your business from fraud, small business, small business fraud

How to Identify Which Social Media Networks Are Right for Your Business

March 7, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Adrienne Brown, @adriennejmedia. Adrienne is the Chief Digital Strategist of Adrienne J Media, a Digital Marketing agency located in Atlanta, […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: social media, social media networks, Social Media Strategy, social media tips, social network

How to Effectively Engage and Encourage Employees in 2019

February 28, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Engage and Encourage Employees

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Lori Kleiman, @LoriKleiman. Lori’s HR mantra comes from her innate no-nonsense approach and 30+ years of experience as a Human Resources consultant and entrepreneur […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Teams Tagged With: employee in 2019, employee relationship, employee retention, Encourage Employees, Engage and Encourage Employees, Engage Employees

Be SEEN in 2019: Social Media, Personal Branding & Making Money at Tradeshows & Live Events

February 21, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

This week on #Smallbizchat LIVE, our show featured three guests: Designing a Powerful Social Media Plan for 2019 with Alex Romanovich, @alexromanovich, How to Make Money with Tradeshows & Live Events with Dianna Geairn, @iSalesGirl, and How to Grow Sales and  Your Business By Being a Celebrity CEO with Ramon Ray, @RamonRay. I pulled three […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: attract the millennial customer, Attracting Millenials, influencer marketing, live events, personal branding, social media, tradeshows

Who’s on #Smallbizchat February 2019

January 31, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

#Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss.  Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday from 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Leadership, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Teams Tagged With: Facebook ads, leadership, millenials, Productivity, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social connection, social media plan, speaking business, Time management

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